Alexander Sulzer
Alexander Sulzer | ||||||
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Born |
Kaufbeuren, West Germany | May 30, 1984|||||
Height | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) | |||||
Weight | 198 lb (90 kg; 14 st 2 lb) | |||||
Position | Defence | |||||
Shot | Left | |||||
Played for |
Hamburg Freezers Düsseldorfer EG Nashville Predators Florida Panthers Vancouver Canucks ERC Ingolstadt Buffalo Sabres Kölner Haie | |||||
National team |
NHL Draft | 92nd overall, | ||||
Playing career | 2000–2019 |
Alexander Sulzer (born May 30, 1984) is a German former professional ice hockey defenceman who played in the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL) and National Hockey League (NHL).
Playing career
Born in
Following his draft, Sulzer remained in the higher-profile DEL, transferring to the
On June 1, 2007, he signed a two-year contract with the Predators. Moving to North America, to begin playing within the Predators organization, he was assigned to the team's American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate, the Milwaukee Admirals, for the 2007–08 season. He recorded 32 points over 61 games as a rookie in the AHL. The following season, he improved to 34 points over 48 games with Milwaukee, while also earning his first NHL call-up, appearing in two games for the Predators. Sulzer became a more regular addition to the Predators' lineup in 2009–10, dressing for 20 NHL games, while also recording 30 points over 36 games in between call-ups.
Sulzer scored his first NHL goal on January 23, 2011 against Devan Dubnyk of the Edmonton Oilers. The following month, on February 25, he was traded to the Florida Panthers in exchange for a conditional draft pick.[1] Splitting the season between the Predators and Panthers, he recorded 5 points over 40 games.
During the off-season, Sulzer became an
On May 21, 2012, the Buffalo Sabres re-signed Sulzer to a one-year contract extension worth $725,000.
For the 2013–14 season, Sulzer spent 25 games with the Sabres and 10 games (mostly at the beginning of the season) with the Rochester Americans of the American Hockey League. He sustained a concussion on March 13 and missed the remainder of the season.
Sulzer signed a five-year contract with Kölner Haie on May 1, 2014.[7]
At the conclusion of his contract in Cologne, Sulzer opted to leave as a free agent and return to former club, Düsseldorfer EG, then known as the Metro Stars, signing a one-year contract on May 9, 2019.
International play
Sulzer has played for the
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
Regular season
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Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
2000–01 | ESV Kaufbeuren | DEU U20 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2000–01 | ESV Kaufbeuren | DEU.3 | 38 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 20 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
2001–02 | ESV Kaufbeuren | DEU U20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2001–02 | ESV Kaufbeuren | DEU.3 | 18 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2002–03 | ESV Kaufbeuren | DEU.2 | 26 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 38 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2002–03 | Hamburg Freezers | DEL | 18 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 18 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
2003–04 | DEG Metro Stars |
DEL | 46 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 51 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | ||
2004–05 | DEG Metro Stars | DEL | 45 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 68 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2004–05 | Füchse Duisburg | DEU.2 | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | ||
2005–06 | DEG Metro Stars | DEL | 48 | 3 | 15 | 18 | 82 | 13 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 22 | ||
2006–07 | DEG Metro Stars | DEL | 44 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 82 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 20 | ||
2007–08 | Milwaukee Admirals | AHL | 61 | 7 | 25 | 32 | 47 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2008–09 | Milwaukee Admirals | AHL | 48 | 8 | 26 | 34 | 36 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2008–09 | Nashville Predators | NHL |
2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2009–10 | Milwaukee Admirals | AHL | 36 | 7 | 23 | 30 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 2 | ||
2009–10 | Nashville Predators | NHL | 20 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2010–11 | Nashville Predators | NHL | 31 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2010–11 | Florida Panthers | NHL | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2011–12 | Vancouver Canucks | NHL | 12 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2011–12 | Buffalo Sabres | NHL | 15 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2012–13 | ERC Ingolstadt | DEL | 21 | 2 | 14 | 16 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2012–13 | Buffalo Sabres | NHL | 17 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2013–14 | Rochester Americans | AHL | 10 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2013–14 | Buffalo Sabres | NHL | 25 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2014–15 | Kölner Haie | DEL | 44 | 6 | 20 | 26 | 36 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2015–16 | Kölner Haie | DEL | 30 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 18 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | ||
2016–17 | Kölner Haie | DEL | 39 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
2017–18 | Kölner Haie | DEL | 32 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 18 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
2018–19 | Kölner Haie | DEL | 26 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
DEL totals | 393 | 30 | 102 | 132 | 409 | 58 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 70 | ||||
AHL totals | 155 | 24 | 79 | 103 | 101 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 2 | ||||
NHL totals | 131 | 7 | 15 | 22 | 44 | — | — | — | — | — |
International
Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
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2003 | Germany | WJC
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9th | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 14 | |
2004 | Germany | WJC D1 | 12th | 5 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 12 | |
2005 | Germany | WC
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15th | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
2006 | Germany | OG | 10th | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
2006 | Germany | WC D1 | 17th | 5 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | |
2007 | Germany | WC | 9th | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
2010 | Germany | OG | 11th | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
2010 | Germany | WC | 4th | 9 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | |
Junior totals | 11 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 26 | ||||
Senior totals | 32 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 20 |
References
- ^ "Nashville Predators Acquire a Conditional Seventh-Round Pick from Florida". Nashville Predators. 25 February 2011. Retrieved 25 February 2011.
- ^ "Canucks sign defenceman Alexander Sulzer". Vancouver Canucks. 7 July 2011. Retrieved 29 February 2012.
- ^ "Blues 3, Canucks 0". Vancouver Canucks. 2011-10-26. Archived from the original on 2011-10-29. Retrieved 2011-10-11.
- NHL. Associated Press. 27 February 2012. Retrieved 29 February 2012.
- ^ "Sabres Re-Sign D Sulzer". TSN. 2012-05-21. Retrieved 2012-05-21.
- ^ "Sabres Sign Defenseman Alexander Sulzer". Buffalo Sabres. 2012-05-21. Retrieved 2012-05-21.
- ^ Hoppe, Bill (May 1, 2014). Former Sabre Alexander Sulzer signs 5-year deal in native Germany. Olean Times Herald. Retrieved May 1, 2014.
- ^ "Alexander Sulzer returns to Dusseldorf" (in German). Düsseldorfer EG. 2019-05-09. Archived from the original on 2019-05-09. Retrieved 2019-05-09.
- ^ "Sulzer ends his professional career" (in German). Düsseldorfer EG. September 4, 2020. Retrieved September 4, 2020.
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database